WALTER WAITERS: Born July 20, 1971 in San Antonio, Texas, this Blues man is the cousin of Southern Soul Recording Artist Mel Waiters. While Mel is a veteran of the southern soul circuit young Walter is making his mark on the blues and southern soul scene. Like many other recording artist Walter began his career in the Baptist church. It didn't take long for family members and friends to see that he was blessed with an amazing talent. He would listen to his mother talk to her friends and at night he would listen outside her bedroom to her prayers talking about the struggle to raise seven children alone. This was his first introduction to "The Blues". Growing up in the early seventies he was influenced early by the likes of B.B. King, Little Milton, Booker T & the MG'S and Elvis Presley. Just as B.B. King would learned to master the guitar, young Walter began cutting his teeth on the keyboard. In the late 80's Walter along with his friend Maurice "Big Moe" Martin formed a two piece band, Maurice was the drummer and Walter was the keyboard player. The two of them began playing talent shows and local events in the San Antonio area it was here that young Walter was starting to grow as an artist. Soon after turning 18, he began sneaking into local blues clubs and played with a lot of the national and local acts that were performing. In the early 90's Walter had already established himself on the entertainment scene in San Antonio. In 1994 while attending a blues show which included a lineup of Willie Clayton, Buddy Ace and Tyrone Davis; There, Walter got the opportunity to meet the Silver Fox, Buddy Ace. Walter described the meeting as a life changing experience and credits the singer with giving him the spirit to see his dreams through. Sadly, Buddy Ace passed away a few months later but the encounter began the birth of "THE NEXT BIG THING". Walter is a multi-talented artist in complete control of his career. He's a singer, song-writer, arranger, producer, and a great entertainer. Walter was turned off by record companies early in his music career mainly because of the control the company wanted over his career. In 2001 he released his Independent debut cd titled Don't Scratch My Back which included his first hit single "Don't Scratch My Back". In 2003 he released his sophomore cd titled Laid Back Kind Of Place which included the hit singles "Doing It" and "Married Man's Blues". In 2005 he released his third cd titled Staying on My Blues And Keys and it featured the hit singles "Careful Woman"," Creeping" and "Kaylah's Boogie". He performs regularly in the Midwestern areas but he's now beginning to expand his shows throughout the southern region of the United States. His genius on the keyboard has garnered him national fanfare from critics and other recording artists. Blues Boy Willie called him a "Keyboard Extraordinaire". His music is the blues smoothed out on the southern soul tip. With the boldness and energy of a young Ray Charles, a vintage voice that demands the audiences attention, his electrifying skills on keyboard and his exciting dance moves makes Walter one of the top showman's on the blues and southern soul scene. His life inspires him to sing the blues and his reflections on where he came from and what he had to work with will only keep the desire to see his dreams come through. With Walter Waiters on the scene the future of the Blues is in good hands.